Thinking about meeting up with the organization early, Ting Wan woke up unusually early the next day.
The two maids at home were newly hired and weren’t familiar with anyone. The good thing, however, was that they wouldn’t be nosy and ask what the masters of the house were up to.
They even thoughtfully prepared breakfast for Ting Wan when they saw her come downstairs.
By the time Ting Wan finished her breakfast and left the house, the sky had just brightened. Mr. Su and the others were not yet awake.
She took a rickshaw, and by the time she arrived at Hongcheng Women’s University, the principal, Ms. Tan, had only just arrived at her office.
“Ting Wan?” Ms. Tan called out Ting Wan’s codename after reading the letter she had brought.
Since she dared to say it, it proved that this place was absolutely safe.
Therefore, Ting Wan also called out Ms. Tan’s codename, which Sang Yuan had told her: “Mr. Candlelight.”
Ms. Tan had the image of a very elegant scholar, but her mannerisms were not at all arrogant. Looking at the cheerful and generous Ting Wan, she first smiled before saying, “I’ll just call you Su Youning. Sang Yuan told me you were a delicate little lady, but now that I see you, you seem quite different from her description.”
“I feel very secure around Ah Yuan, and besides, it’s quite fun to play the part of a delicate little lady to tease her. So, I must ask the principal to keep it a secret.”
She was planning to stir up trouble in Hong City and couldn’t have the contacts here thinking she was delicate, which might lead to them assigning her exclusively to teaching makeup.
Ms. Tan was very familiar with Sang Yuan. Hearing Ting Wan’s words and thinking of Sang Yuan’s personality, she let out a “pfft” of laughter. “A secret, I’ll definitely keep it a secret.”
After speaking, she took out an exam paper from her drawer. “You still have to take this entrance exam. The school year just started two days ago, so it’s convenient for you to enroll. Teacher Lin Shuang from the Music Department is also a contact, and there are a few people in the Music Department who were recruited by the organization. Sang Yuan’s letter mentioned that you’ve studied a musical instrument, so you can report to the Music Department later.”
Ting Wan took the exam paper and started working on it.
The original owner had indeed studied a musical instrument, but it was the yueqin.
The Music Department at this women’s university probably didn’t teach that, did it?
She, on the other hand, had learned the violin in another world during a previous internship. She just didn’t know if she could play it well, having not played for so long and with this body having never learned.
However, none of that was important.
The entrance exam paper was a bit difficult, but not overly so. Ting Wan finished it in a short while.
“Your academics are quite good.” After looking over the paper, Ms. Tan marked the score and then sealed it in a file folder. “Let’s go, I’ll take you to see Teacher Lin Shuang.”
It seemed Sang Yuan had told Ms. Tan about Su Youning’s situation in the letter, as Ms. Tan didn’t ask a single thing about Ting Wan’s family.
Since they were all on the same side, the enrollment process was swift. Before lunchtime, Ting Wan had already enrolled, met her teacher and classmates, established a basic rapport, been assigned a dormitory room, and tidied it up.
That’s right, she planned to live on campus.
It would be inconvenient to sneak out in the middle of the night to cause trouble if she lived at home.
She was in a double room in the school dormitory. Her roommate, a girl named Bai He, was also part of the Red Faction. She looked gentle and frail, and in fact, she was “gentle and frail.”
However, when Bai He introduced herself to Ting Wan, she said she was a very good actress and that Ting Wan could find her anytime she needed someone to act. In return, Ting Wan was to teach her makeup techniques that were comparable to Disguise Art.
Bai He had been in the organization for a long time, so her information was more up-to-date than others’. She already knew Ting Wan was the one who taught makeup and was very eager to learn.
She felt that if she didn’t have only one face and wasn’t afraid of being exposed, she could do much more.
Of course, Ting Wan agreed!
This Bai He looked like she would be great at stirring up trouble.
So, she immediately booked Bai He to accompany her home to get her things at noon.
Since she was no longer living at home, she had to move her belongings to the dorm.
Back at the Su family’s new residence, Mr. Su and the others woke up to find Ting Wan gone. After asking the two maids, they only learned that the eldest young miss had gone out early in the morning, presumably to run an errand, but they didn’t know where.
Mr. Su didn’t pay it much mind, simply assuming that last night’s scolding had woken Ting Wan up and she had gone out to find a way to “coincidentally” run into Xiao Tang.
Su Xiaomo, however, was a little worried. She was worried about what would happen if Ting Wan really did go out to “coincidentally” run into Young Marshal Xiao.
Therefore, when Ting Wan returned with Bai He, both of them were sitting in the living room, each lost in their own thoughts.
“Sister, you’re back! Where did you go? Why did you leave so early?”
Su Xiaomo was the first to see Ting Wan return. She was a bit anxious, and a string of questions tumbled out.
Ting Wan smiled at her, then addressed Mr. Su, “Father, this is my new classmate. I’ll be living at the school from now on, so I came back to get my things.”
“Living at school? What school? Why are you living at school?” Although Mr. Su had said before coming to Hong City that he would find schools for his two daughters to continue their education, he had no such intention in his heart.
In his view, what was the point of girls getting so much education!
“Hongcheng Women’s University. Auntie Sang said I have a talent for music and wrote me a letter of recommendation to the principal, telling me to go to the school for an exam after arriving in Hong City. I went this morning and passed.”
Ting Wan explained casually.
Hongcheng Women’s University was quite famous, and Mr. Su knew of it. What he hadn’t expected was that his own daughter had managed to get enrolled so secretively!
“Hongcheng Women’s University? The Music Department?” Although he felt it was useless for a girl to study so much, a place like Hongcheng Women’s University was hard to get into, and daughters of celebrities from all walks of life attended. He felt that if one could go, one should.
Ting Wan nodded.
Mr. Su’s gaze shifted to Bai He, who had come back with Ting Wan. “Is this your classmate?”
Ting Wan continued to nod.
Bai He, meanwhile, gave a gentle and frail greeting, “Hello, Uncle Su. I’m Youning’s roommate. My name is Bai He. My father is in the silk business in Hong City. I came back with Youning in a hurry today to get her things and didn’t bring a gift. Please don’t mind, Uncle Su.”
In one greeting, she made her identity clear.
The Su family had also been in the fabric business in Liu City, and since they had come to Hong City, they had naturally looked into the business scene here.
“No gift needed, no gift needed at all. You’re helping our Youning get her things? You two go on and get busy!”
Mr. Su smiled benevolently, like a large, blooming chrysanthemum.
Ting Wan didn’t waste any more words and pulled Bai He upstairs.
After they went upstairs, Su Xiaomo, with reddened eyes, wheedled Mr. Su, “Father, I want to go to Hongcheng Women’s University too. Sister has barely even learned an instrument, but I’ve specifically studied the violin.”
Unfortunately, Mr. Su didn’t have the ability to get her in, and he hadn’t even thought about letting Su Xiaomo continue her schooling. Su Xiaomo’s universal appeal was discounted in the face of Mr. Su’s stinginess and love for money.
“The family is having financial difficulties. Your sister had someone help her; she didn’t even ask me for money for her schooling. You wait a bit longer. We’ll talk again after Father gets the business up and running.” Mr. Su thought for a moment and added, “Yesterday, I noticed the Young Marshal didn’t look at your sister much, but he did glance at you a few times. I think he likes you. Although the engagement is with your sister, you are also a daughter of the Su family. You must seize the opportunity. If the Young Marshal falls for you, we can transfer the engagement to you.”